lori
@lorilk.bsky.social
working towards balance in an out-of-balance world. fan of democracy here & abroad. lover of international news. owned by Tabitha the cat. proud Pittsburgher. she/her
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To the Ellisons, $8B for the chance to censor CBS reports about atrocious Trump regime actions is a good deal.
To Elon Musk (and the Saudis), $44B to censor and manipulate Twitter is worth it.
They don't need profits from media properties. For them, money long ago crossed the threshold into power.
To Elon Musk (and the Saudis), $44B to censor and manipulate Twitter is worth it.
They don't need profits from media properties. For them, money long ago crossed the threshold into power.
December 23, 2025 at 12:33 PM
To the Ellisons, $8B for the chance to censor CBS reports about atrocious Trump regime actions is a good deal.
To Elon Musk (and the Saudis), $44B to censor and manipulate Twitter is worth it.
They don't need profits from media properties. For them, money long ago crossed the threshold into power.
To Elon Musk (and the Saudis), $44B to censor and manipulate Twitter is worth it.
They don't need profits from media properties. For them, money long ago crossed the threshold into power.
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You don’t have to apologize for having snow inside department stores anymore. Thanks to Trump.
December 23, 2025 at 5:29 AM
You don’t have to apologize for having snow inside department stores anymore. Thanks to Trump.
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MeanCat has pushed his morning meetings until after lunch, and those meetings better not be able to be emails
December 23, 2025 at 1:19 PM
MeanCat has pushed his morning meetings until after lunch, and those meetings better not be able to be emails
ICE has posted a video of Santa Claus arresting immigrants. Your government is hijacking a symbol of charity to spread fear and hate. it’s up to all of us to defeat these twisted fascists.
December 23, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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Central Park's pair of coyotes, Romeo and Juliet, as seen on a recent night via thermal imaging (white is warm). 🐺 ❤️ 🐺
December 22, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Central Park's pair of coyotes, Romeo and Juliet, as seen on a recent night via thermal imaging (white is warm). 🐺 ❤️ 🐺
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The low sun of the shortest day of the year, shining through the southern windows of Skinnerville. Everyone soaking up the warm light.
December 22, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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Sad news: someone stole baby Jesus from our anti-ICE nativity. But vandalism cannot stop us. We just adapt and keep on critiquing this administration’s cruelty on immigration. Where’s baby Jesus? We don’t know. He is being detained in a labyrinthian hellscape where his loved ones cannot find him.
December 21, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Sad news: someone stole baby Jesus from our anti-ICE nativity. But vandalism cannot stop us. We just adapt and keep on critiquing this administration’s cruelty on immigration. Where’s baby Jesus? We don’t know. He is being detained in a labyrinthian hellscape where his loved ones cannot find him.
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“The death of democracy is not likely to be an assassination from ambush. It will be a slow extinction from apathy, indifference, and undernourishment.”
~Robert M. Hutchins.
Image: University of Chicago.
~Robert M. Hutchins.
Image: University of Chicago.
December 21, 2025 at 1:24 PM
“The death of democracy is not likely to be an assassination from ambush. It will be a slow extinction from apathy, indifference, and undernourishment.”
~Robert M. Hutchins.
Image: University of Chicago.
~Robert M. Hutchins.
Image: University of Chicago.
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It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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December 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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You know who isn’t in the Epstein Files and who doesn’t have to repeatedly redact and delete his name and photo from the Epstein Files? This actual orange leader.
MeanCat. The Leader We Deserve
MeanCat. The Leader We Deserve
December 20, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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It's like they read the Christmas story and thought Herod was the good guy.
Department of Homeland Security continues its war on Christmas by suggesting the season is about deporting immigrants. In a new frenetic video, they make it seem like Christmas celebrations are for mass deportations. Christians should be offended, especially by inclusion of Nativity scene!
December 20, 2025 at 9:09 PM
It's like they read the Christmas story and thought Herod was the good guy.
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Big Eyes is like if Gollum was a
Golden Gloves boxer
Golden Gloves boxer
December 20, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Big Eyes is like if Gollum was a
Golden Gloves boxer
Golden Gloves boxer
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It’s. The. Little. Kitty!
and she’s spectacular. And so is her tail
and she’s spectacular. And so is her tail
December 20, 2025 at 9:28 PM
It’s. The. Little. Kitty!
and she’s spectacular. And so is her tail
and she’s spectacular. And so is her tail
look at all the calicos!!
This dog was standing guard as the cats had some lunch today near Kherson. Ukrainian dogs are the most well-behaved.
December 20, 2025 at 8:18 PM
look at all the calicos!!
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To me it speaks to the chaotic and bizarre nature of the authoritarian project in the US. For all the comparisons we can make with other situations, it remains deeply strange because of its leading figure and how he became a cult object for about a third of the country
December 20, 2025 at 2:51 PM
To me it speaks to the chaotic and bizarre nature of the authoritarian project in the US. For all the comparisons we can make with other situations, it remains deeply strange because of its leading figure and how he became a cult object for about a third of the country
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Are You There, God? It’s Me, Bank of America
December 20, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Are You There, God? It’s Me, Bank of America
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Usually people who are still alive don't add their own name to a MEMORIAL.
December 19, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Usually people who are still alive don't add their own name to a MEMORIAL.
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Terrifying headline if you don’t realize they are sports teams.
December 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Terrifying headline if you don’t realize they are sports teams.
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By way of comparison, a total of 26 people died in ICE detention during the four years of the Biden administration.
Today I received FOUR death notifications for people in ICE custody. That's 30 deaths since Trump took office. It's appalling & unacceptable.
ICE is required—by law—to ensure detainees are safe & their basic needs are met. It's clear this isn't the case. We NEED answers.
ICE is required—by law—to ensure detainees are safe & their basic needs are met. It's clear this isn't the case. We NEED answers.
December 19, 2025 at 2:15 AM
By way of comparison, a total of 26 people died in ICE detention during the four years of the Biden administration.
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“Crime is contagious. If the government becomes a lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law unto himself; it invites anarchy.”
~Louis Brandeis.
Image: Library of Congress.
~Louis Brandeis.
Image: Library of Congress.
December 18, 2025 at 10:46 PM
“Crime is contagious. If the government becomes a lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law unto himself; it invites anarchy.”
~Louis Brandeis.
Image: Library of Congress.
~Louis Brandeis.
Image: Library of Congress.
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“you’re right, life’s gonna suck for those twenty million americans” sure is a fucking Take going into a midterm year
REPORTER: More than 20 million Americans are now bracing for their premiums to skyrocket
TRUMP: They will skyrocket because it was never any good
TRUMP: They will skyrocket because it was never any good
December 18, 2025 at 7:34 PM
“you’re right, life’s gonna suck for those twenty million americans” sure is a fucking Take going into a midterm year
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Kaine: "I couldn't watch that video and say, 'Okay, America says that's okay,' then think about McCain getting shot down in North Vietnam & say, 'But it would've been wrong for the North Vietnamese to kill them rather than capture them.' If the US says this is okay, why wouldn't that have been okay"
December 18, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Kaine: "I couldn't watch that video and say, 'Okay, America says that's okay,' then think about McCain getting shot down in North Vietnam & say, 'But it would've been wrong for the North Vietnamese to kill them rather than capture them.' If the US says this is okay, why wouldn't that have been okay"
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Zelenskyy: “Today, we heard signals from Moscow that they are preparing next year as a year of war. And these signals are not just for us. It’s important our partners see this [and] react to it, especially our partners in the United States, who often say that Russia supposedly wants to end the war."
Vladimir Putin predicts European ‘swine’ backing Ukraine will lose power
Russian president vows to liberate ‘historic lands’ in hardline speech, showing no signs of compromise on invasion goals
www.ft.com
December 18, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Zelenskyy: “Today, we heard signals from Moscow that they are preparing next year as a year of war. And these signals are not just for us. It’s important our partners see this [and] react to it, especially our partners in the United States, who often say that Russia supposedly wants to end the war."
best description of the speech
They’re calling it the Festivus Speech™️ because it was just 15 minutes worth of airing of grievances
December 18, 2025 at 2:46 PM
best description of the speech